THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Votume 58, No.43
USPS 428-880
Hertford, Perquimans County^N.C. Thursday, October 24,
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Jollification IV - that fun-filled
fundraising feast and frolic which
benefits the Newbold-White his
toric site has been set for Nov. 10
from 6 - 9 p.m. Jollification is al
ways a unique event, and will take
place this year at the new Perqui
mans Center at the site.
The letter H will be the motif for
the evening, with history, harmony
and hash being featured. The his
CaroHna's newlnstitute for Histori
cal and Cultural Researh. Little
known facts about Perquimans
County's earliest inhabitants will
be revealed.
The harmony will be old-fash
ioned melodies sung by Moment's
Notice quartet members Van John
son, Haywood Houtz, Mike Rogers,
and Kent Luton. This group is much
in demand for performances in the
Albemarle area.
The H is for hash, otherwise
known as barbecued pork and
sometimes of late being called pig
pickin'. But picked or hashed,
North Carolina pig speaks for it
self, and no place is better for this
than Perquimans. A11 its trim
mings will be laid on for the occa
sion. Perquimans County
Restoration's own Golden Girls will
provide the usual beverages and
desserts.
Tickets for the evening are (12.50
per person, and reservations are
necessary. Send money (check) to
P. O. Box 103, Perquimans County
Restoration Association, Hertford,
NC 27944. Only 100 tickets are avail
able for the event. Profits will be
used to maintain and operate the
Newbold-White site as one of North
Carolina's finest historic sites.
People* Bank declare* fourth
quarter dividend*
Rocky Mount—The Board of Di
rectors of Peoples Bancorporatiop
declared on Oct. IS a fourth quarto
dividend of 14 cents per share to be
paid on Dec. 20 to shareholders of
record on Dec. 6. The ex-dividend
date is Nov. 30. Upon payment, to
tal dividends in 1989 will be 54
cents.
Peoples Bancorporation is traded
, on the American Stock Exchange
under the sympol PBK.
State Highway Patrol partici
pate* in Mattonai Hod Ribbon
Campaign
Raleigh—Crime Control and Pub
lic Safety Secretary Joseph W.
Dean announced recently the State
Highway Patrol will participate in
the 1989 National Red Ribbon Cam
trom Oct. 22-29, is meant to present
' a unified and visible commitment
toward a drug-free America.
This year's honorary national
chairmen are President and Mrs.
George Bush and North Carolina's
honorary chairmen are Governor
and Mrs. James G. Martin.
Colonel W. D. Teem, Commander
of the North Carolina State High
way Patrol, said, "State Troopers
win attach a red ribbon to the an
tennae of their patrol cars to sym
bolize our support for this most
' worthy cause. The Patrol whole
heartedly joins in this nationwide
commitment for a drug-free Amer
ica."
Parkvllle Rurltana plan
"Hou*e of Horror*"
The ParkviHe Ruritan Club is
once again presenting a haunted
house titled "The House of Hor
rors ' The "House of Horrors " will
be held at the Winfall Community
f Building on Oct. 27, 28, 30 and 31
from 7-9:30 p.m. Admission will be
only $1 per "victim. " One door
prize willoe given away each night.
The Ruritans stated that there
have been many improvements
from last year to enhance the set
ting and spooky characters. They
invite you to come <out to the
"House of Horrors " to judge the en
hancements for yourself
Hot dogs and drinks will be avail
f able for purchase.
The monies raised from the
"House of Horrors" are to be used
for needy families in the area.
which runs
Research on oider residents enters second phase
With funding support from the Kate B.
Reynolds Heaith Care Trust in Winston-Sa
iem, the Center on Aging of East Caroiina
University in Grtenviiie and the Area
Agency on Aging located at the Aibemarie
Commission in Hertford are beginning the
second phase of a 33-county project.
In the first phase of the work, over 8,000
househoids of older aduits in eastern North
Caroiina were identified. Census workers
went door-to-door in randomiy-seiected dis
tricts in each county to record the names,
addresses, and ages of older aduits.
In the second phase of the research, di
rected by Dr. Jim MitcheU of the Center on
Aging, 2,180 aduits aged 60 years and over
wul be chosen randomly to be interviewed in
their homes. Individuals chosen will receive
a letter from Dr. Mitchell with a brief expla
nation of the purpose of the interview.
In the next phase of the selection, each per
son will receive a letter from the Area
Agency on Aging Administrator of their re
gion. The purpose of the interview will again
be explained and older adults or their care
givers will be asked to participate. If people
are physically or mentally unable to parhci
pate in the interview, their caregivers will be
asked to provide information on their behalf.
Selected participants will be contacted per
sonally by the interviewer and a convenient
time for an interview will be scheduled.
According to Dr. Mitchell, "This project
will provide information about older adults
living in the eastern part of the state that we
currently do not have. The only reliable in
formation that we have about older adults
comes from the Census. There is a real need
for information gathered at the local level."
If older adults are contacted, first, by the
Center on Aging, and then by the Area
Agency on Agtng, they are urged to agree to
an interview. The information that is gained
wiii be an invaiuabie information source for
service providers, educators, and those who
make decisions about necessary services.
The interview takes about 1% hours and it
wiii be done in their homes. Although aii of
the information wiii remain conndentiai,
none of the questions invoives personaiiy sen
sitive information. The resuits of the survey
wiii be pubiicized iocaiiy, throughout the
state, ana nationaiiy. For more information,
contact Leanne Schuitz, Aibemarie Commis
sion at 426-5753.
Photo by Beth Finney
Hitton Hays (Frank Parish), ieft, tetts untruths about hero Jack Logan (Steve Farthing), right, to Granny
Perkins (Caro) Hammer), seated; Neii Perkins (Christine Carson), in cioak, and Loiiy Wiikins (Becky
Carson), in shawi, during a performance of "He Ain't Done Right By Neiii" For a review and more
photographs, see page 15. ^
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Sociai Services announces commodities
distribution date, guideiines to quaiify
Date: November 7, t989Rain Date: November 8,
l989Time: 9 a.m. - H a m. Perquimans County will
receive butter, commeai, honey, flour, peanut but
ter, egg mix, canned beans and canned pork for dis
tribution in November. The Hertford Lion's club wili
begin distribution at 9 a m. on Nov. 7. It wili be con
ducted at the Ice Piant on Grubb Street and will be
available to all income eligible households in Per
quimans County. A rain date has been set for Nov. 8.
Households having four or more members should
bring a helper with them to assist in carrying the
food to their car.
All households who will not be able to pick up their
commodities may use a representative for this pur
pose. The commodities card or application must be
signed in the correct places for tms to be acceptable.
No household will be allowed to pick up food for
more than themselves and one other household as
representative. There will be no exceptions.
There will be two lines at the distribution site. The
second line will be for the handicapped and-or dis
abled who are PRESENT at the distribution to pick
up their food. A doctor's note, stating the disability,
must be provided. Again, there will be no except
tions.
Cars may not be driven into the distribution area.
Please remember to park only in authorized parking
areas as the Hertford Police Department will be pa
troling the area.
Applications may be obtained from the following
agencies beginning Oct. 30: Department of Social
Services, Health Department, Economic Im
provement Council, Catholic Social Services, Senior
Citizen Center and the Open Door Ministries at the
Ice Plant.
The Commodities Distribution Program is avail
able to all eligible persons without regard to race,
color, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or
political beliefs. Information about regulations
against discrimination and how to file a complaint
may be secured from the N. C. Division of Social
Services, 325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC, or
from your county department of social services.
The income criterior are listed below:
HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME MUST BE BELOW LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE SIZE HOUSEHOLD
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Household Size
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Add for each additional
household member
Per Year
$ 7,774
10,426
13,078
15,730
18,382
21,034
23,686
26,338
$ 2,652
Per Month
$ 648
869
1,090
l,3ll
1,532
1,753
1,974
2,195
$ 221
Per Week
$150
20!
252
303
354
405
456
507
$ 51
CROP wa!k scheduied for Sunday
Locais join with others to fight hunger
Governor James Martin urged
North Carolina citizens to recog
nize the severity of hunger-reiated
problems in this state and the rest
of the worid in his prociamation de^
daring October Hunger-Fighting
Month in North Carolina.
He applauded those who wili or
have participated in the 75 Church
Worid ServiceCROP Waiks sched
uled to take place throughout the
state during the month of October
Church Worid Service-CROP has
aided the hungry in the United
community development pro
grams. The organization has
brought hope to the hopeless
through its many branches.
More than one person in four on
Earth live in absolute poverty and
suffer from chronic malnutrition.
Somewhere, a person dies every
two seconds from hunger-related
causes.
In Perquimans County, residents
will have the opportunity to assist
those in need on Sunday, Oct. 29.
The second annual CROP Walk for
Hunger will be heid on that date.
Participants will leave Perqui
mans County High School and walk
approximately six miles on a route
that will take them back to the high
school. TTsey will stop for drinks at
rest stops along the way.
Last year, the local walk raised
over $6,000 for the hungry, in what
was termed a great success by or
ganizers. The committee hopes to
raise even more money this year to
help those afflicted with the dis
eases and other effects of hunger.
There is still time to sign up to
walk or to support a walker with a
pledge. Contact your church; the
Rev. Ray Wittman of Hertford
United Methodist Church, coordi
nator, at 426-5467; or Ted Henson,
drive chairman, at 436-6741.
Please join with hunger-fighters
throughout North Carolina to raise
help alleviate malnutrition.
Feiton indicted for murder
No new ieads in two other cases
A Hertford man was indicted re
cently on a charge of first degree
murder for the death of Shelton
Clifton Zachary, Jr.
Jeffery Felton, 33, of 323 Market
St., was indicted by a Perquimans
County Superiot Court Grand Jury
for allegedly shooting Zachary in
the abdomen in the intersection of
Market and Edenton Road streets
on Sept. 28. Zachary, 33, died at
about 3:48 a m. at Chowan Hospi
tal.
Felton is being held without bond
at Albemarle District Jail. A trial
date has not been set.
Felton was arrested at around
8:30 p.m. the day of the shooting.
He told officers from local law en
forcement agencies that he and
Zachary had argued several times
on the day before the shooting.
The court appointed John Morri
son to represent Felton. A Bay
State 12-gauge single barrel shot
gun has been confiscated as evi
dence.
Ercia Alisa Warren
The investigation into the May
stabbing death of a Hertford
woman is still continuing. Police
Chief Aubrey Sample said there is
insufficient evidence to determine
whether the incident was a suicide
or homicide.
Seventeen-year-old Erica Alisa
Warren was mund dead in the mo
bile home of Darrin Nicoleau at Rt.
2, Lot 24, Hertford. She died of a
stab wound to the throat. Nicoleau
to!d investigators that Warren
committed suicide. There was
speculation that a third person may
have been invoived.
Although a suspect has been
questioned, there are still questions
about what actually took place the
night of Warren's death, Sample
said.
Nicoleau has reportedly moved to
Norfolk, Va. to live with his mother
since the incident occured.
Rosa Lee Overton Newton
"We know somebody hear
something, but no one has come for
ward, " said Sheriff Joe Lothian
about the night of the murder of
Rosa Lee Overton Newton.
Mrs. Newton died in her home of
stab wounds in the early morning
hours on Friday, Sept. 8. She was
found by neighbors the next day
who went to investigate when Mrs.
Newton did not answer her tele
phone.
Governor James Martin has set a
$5,000 reward for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons responsible
for the death.
The Perquimans County Sheriff s
Department, State Bureau of Inves
tigation and Hertford Police De
partment conducted the initial
investigation. Interviews and other
investigation procedures are ong
oing, but no substantial new evi
dence has been uncovered,
according to Lothian.
Protective services ruies,
guideiines reviewed by state
Raleigh—The N. C. Social Serv
ices Commission has requested a
special review of protective serv
ices rules and guidelines by state
Division of Social Services^ staff.
"The N.C. Social Services Commis
sion is deeply concerned about the
increased number of child abuse
and neglect reports throughout our
state, as well as the growing com
plaints about the handling of these
reports by county social services
departments," said Edgar A. Re
adying, chairman of the commis
sion. "Media coverage and
comments by citizens are ex
tremely critical of both the prac
tices of our county departments
and the protective services policies
and procedures issued by the state
Division of Social Services.
"R is my hope that a thorough
study of the rules and the issues in
volved in child protective services
will help the Commission to deter
mine the extent to which it can en
hance the rules governing
investigations of chiid abuse and
negiect and the services provided
to children at risk and their fami
lies," Chairman Readling added.
Human Resources Secretary Da
vid T. Flaherty pointed out that lo
cal Department of Social Services'
staff members do a good job de
spite tremendous pressures. "Pro
tective services workers are often
caught in the middle between the
need to make every reasonable ef
fort to maintain family and the
need to protect the child at what
ever cost," Flaherty stated.
The appropriation of $3 million by
the General Assembly will allow
county departments of social serv
ices to employ more child protec
tive services workers. Mary K.
Deyampert, director of the Division
of Social Services, said the funding
will also allow the state division to
provide additional training and
consultation to local protective
services staff members.
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Pho!o by Leo W w"S
Big Bird and friends entertained at Brian Center's Faii Jamboree
Saturday to the deiight of on-bokers. The show was brought to the
Center courtesy of Betty Bright and One Stop Auto Parts. For more
on the Jamboree, see page 16.
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